Have you noticed new things on the blog lately? I got some miraculous motivation to work on some documents for a professional packet that needed to be uploaded that I had had on my previous blog. Finally! They should be all up to date and available for you to see.
I also put up some art pictures! Please go look and enjoy!

I've been meaning to write another post for a while. I also have been meaning to switch up my schedule. I know I keep saying both of these things, but it will eventually happen, I promise! More on that when I figure out exactly what I'm doing on here again.

I don't feel as monotonous as I have lately. I've been trying to clean and organize. The possibility and reality of moving out of my apartment is looming over my head. My emotions are like a roller-coaster. One day I'm okay and everything is feeling fine. The next, I'm so paralyzed by stress, I lay in bed looking at the ceiling as the tears drip from the outer corners of my eyes. Today I've been diffusing essential oils and that seems to be helping with my energy levels and motivation. I always feel like doing things when I use the Citrus Fresh oil from Young Living. I mixed it with lavender, and now my living room smells amazing.

ANYWAY. What's new?

I took a trip to Hawaii in February with my boyfriend and his parents. It was much needed (though I feel like I need another vacation from my life with all this stress happening upon me).

I didn't get as much vacation knitting done as I thought I might, but it was REALLY nice to just be able to calm my mind and relax. It's been 10 years since I had been on any of the Hawaiian Islands. We were on the Big Island which I had never been to before. It was gorgeous. We could see the whales from our resort and went out on a catamaran to see them closer. It was amazing.

I finished my Embrace Sweater. It's huge on me, but comfy, and I'm happy with it. It'll probably be one of those items of clothing that I'll want to pull on when it's chilly out, and I'm just curled up on the couch.

I also made a headscarf out of the silk yarn the boyfriend brought back from Stockholm last year. Two day project and I'm satisfied by making another thing. The boyfriend and I went to San Diego before he left for the Caribbean (more about that in a second) and I got some buttons from The Grove to put on the headscarf.

Also in San Diego, I got one of the chairs from The Grove. Stella has taken a liking to it.

I ordered two taxidermy deer head forms to begin progress on my felted creatures.

I dyed wool and began seriously working on the project after I finished my sweater. I feel like since that sweater is done I am able to focus more on other things. Everyone who I talk to about the felted animals seems to be eager to have one. I really hope that they come to be something I can produce and sell this time around. I think it'll also help that they're to be put up on the wall instead of sitting on a pedestal. Even I have an aversion to sculptures that collect dust. The boyfriend and I found some mounted antlers at the antique mall for me to use as reference for the antlers I'm going to make to put on the deer forms. Not quite sure how I'm going to do this yet, but I'll figure it out when the time comes.

I FINALLY finished my Doctor Who shawl last night, and started on a hat for a friend of the boyfriend's. Not much else is planned as far as knitting goes. I've kind of, sort of, given up buying yarn for Lent. I know, I know, how am I surviving? But I think it'll be good, both for my budget and my yarn stash. That way I can start on those projects I had planned for last summer that already have patterns and yarn assigned to them.

So, back to the boyfriend being in the Caribbean. I had about two weeks notice to him leaving for the summer (I wasn't pleased with this at all). He's working on another ship. But, even though he's away, I know he's doing something that he's always wanted to do, so I'm being as supportive as I can. Doesn't mean I don't miss him any less. He's only been gone a week, and it feels like forever to me. I think that might be part of my stress...I'm so used to spending so much time with him, that when he's not here, I have this huge gap in my day. I don't really have him as an outlet to discuss what I'm stressing over because I'm not able to talk to him much, but he was able to call me last night, and it really lifted my spirits.

Anyway, hopefully that covered everything. I'm going to try to take it easy and knit some more. Until next time, or until I figure out a better blogging schedule...